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Tekton Owners Thread

When he asked what finish I wanted I said black unless you have white for the same price and delivery. He said only $20 more for white and he could ship tomorrow.
So I said definately white.
 
MWalt said:
I question the Tekton sensitivity rating. Possibly overrated?
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The four 10" Eminence Legend models carried by Parts Express are 98.7 dbs, 97.4 dbs, 97.4 dbs and 100 dbs. The regular Lore drivers are based on one of these.

They're all pro models which have higher sensitivity than most commercial speakers.
 
ferninando - you'll report back after the Lore's are broken in? My gray Lore S' shipped in 2 days so I think Eric may have built up a little inventory to support faster delivery. Remember not to rush to judgement - I was mighty disappointed when I first powered mine up; it takes a while for the magic to come. Hope you like 'em.
 
Bob, yes I'll report soon as I get abit of listening in and after I get some hours on them or soon as I hear some sort of change occuring due to brake in.
I'll be comparing them with my klipsch forte's which are the best speakers Iv ever had. even better than the JBL Olympus S8R systems I had once.
 
"How do the Tektons' compare to some of the other array of speakers you have used in the past as to voicing."

I'm in a nearfield listening environment. There is no room to place speakers 3 feet from the back wall & 4 feet from the side walls, etc. I selected the Lore S because they were reputed to be flexible as to placement & sound good at modest volumes. Those things are true. They are detailed at all frequencies (I hear separate instruments where I heard "fuzz" before). They excel with voice & acoustic. Perfect for jazz. Swing & band music (Ellington, Basie, etc) sound fabulous - you can hear each section of the band distinctly. They are fairly neutral - folks who like a bass bias for for heavy metal, hip hop or commercial dance music would be disappointed. My room set up does not lend itself to depth , presence or imaging so I can't comment on those things. I'm comparing to Polk Monitor 70 and rebuilt Vandersteen 2CI.
 
I purchased the Tekton Lore S's back in November and wholeheartedly agree with Bob that they sound pretty unimpressive out of the box. Mine are still in the process of breaking in and I will say that the more I play them the more I like them. Interested to see how they progress with further break in. I am using them with a 10" Sub to fill out the bottom end which in my room is necessary. Like Bob, I am also coming from Vandersteens (2CE Signatures) which are very sensitive to room placement, the Lore S's are not. Moving them around seems to have very little effect, soundstage and imaging is consistently solid, much better than with the Vandys(placement was limited). For the money I think they are a real bargain. Are they the end all be all loudspeaker? no way but you can spend a lot more and do worse.
 
Funny that we both had placement issues with the Vandies. They are so fabulous when placed exactly right but I don't have a dedicated auditorium to do that in. The S's needed 50+ hours to break in. They are still slowly improving but I think I'm likely most of the way home now with 80+ hours on them.
 
The Vandys are another great value in audio and they certainly do the boxless and time alignment thing very well. I plan on hanging onto mine with the hopes that someday I will have a room that does them justice. I wanted to try to find speakers with a more lively presentation which is why I zeroed in on the Lore S. If I had to guess I am likely around the 30-40 hour mark as far as break in goes and the changes have been more noticeable than expected. Bob did your Lore S's ever get uncharacteristically "bright" out of nowhere during break in?? Happened to notice that change recently, after a few days they seem to be calming down. Not sure if what I was hearing was real or in my imagination lol. Could have been something else in the system but struck me as very weird because they never sounded "bright" or forward before that point.
 
All your reactions to breakin soundings give me good foder for evaluating my Lore 2.0s when they get here and for the 1st few weeks afterward.
Hopeing they ultimately shine like every one says.
 
Glad I could help!! be patient and try not to judge them too quickly. I would be very interested in your thoughts and impressions of the new Lore. Part of me wonders if the standard Lore would have been better suited for my musical tastes but I digress.
 
Poultrygeist said:
The four 10" Eminence Legend models carried by Parts Express are 98.7 dbs, 97.4 dbs, 97.4 dbs and 100 dbs. The regular Lore drivers are based on one of these.

They're all pro models which have higher sensitivity than most commercial speakers.
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I hear you, but my Hornshoppe Heiled Horns play a lot louder with the same wattage. Of course, there is a difference between sensitivity and efficiency.
 
" Bob did your Lore S's ever get uncharacteristically "bright" " - I didn't notice that as a break in phase but there are some recordings (primarily piano) where the attack is harsh. I've come to the conclusion that it is a sub prime recording - happens with CD's made prior to the invention of digital recording. Re Vandies; I'm not selling mine either - I'm still under the illusion that I will someday be able to accomodate their needs.
 
Funny my "brightness" was experienced when vinyl was the source, which typically is very smooth. I'm chalking it up to the break in of the speakers or NOS tubes that I recently installed in my preamp. The higher sensitivity of the Tektons exposed a failing valve that caused me to swap all four shortly after the speakers arrived.
 
The BASS is here...the BASS is here! I haven't kept track of how many hours I've logged on my new Lore Reference, but I'm sure it's been over 80 by now. The break-in period has been a strange love-hate relationship until they finally settled down. There were times when the treble seemed rolled off too much, and other times when things sounded a little shrill and the bass was a little anemic. They seem very detailed and yet they are forgiving of less-than-ideal recordings. There were some recordings that would drive me from the room when played on my Maggies, so they simply didn't get played. I'm now rediscovering some good old music, and that's what it's all about.
 
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